Jez Butterworth

Career Trajectory

Butterworth burst onto the London theatre scene in 1995 with Mojo at the Royal Court, establishing himself as a writer of linguistic virtuosity and moral ambiguity. Over nearly three decades, he has created a succession of major works—Jerusalem, The River, The Ferryman—that have secured his position as one of Britain's most significant contemporary playwrights, winning the Tony Award for Best Play in 2019 and establishing himself as a writer equally at home in theatre, film, and television.